Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Training

Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Training

Sourcing, Selecting, and Securing the Right People, Consistently

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Platform:
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In-class
Date Venue Duration
28 September - 02 October 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days
26 - 30 October 2026 Sandton, Gauteng 5 Days

Course Introduction

Finding and selecting the right people remains one of the hardest and most persistent challenges HR teams face. This course builds practical, modern recruitment skills — from sourcing strategy to competency-based interviewing — so participants can consistently hire well in a competitive talent market. 

 

Through role-play interviews, real job description critiques, and group selection exercises, you’ll work through sourcing strategy, employer branding, structured interviewing, and reducing bias in selection decisions. You’ll leave with a reusable competency-based interview guide you can apply to your next hire.

Course Duration Options

This course is available in two formats, so you can choose the depth that fits your time and needs:

2-Day Essentials Core Foundations

Sourcing, branding, and job descriptions essentials, followed by interviewing, selection, panels, and offers essentials, including current AI applications in sourcing and interview practice throughout.

Ideal for: professionals who need practical, current recruitment capability without an extended time commitment.

Course Objectives

This course equips you to source, assess, and select candidates through a process that is efficient, fair, and legally defensible. By the end of this course, you’ll be able to: 

  • Develop a sourcing strategy that reaches the right candidates efficiently, including how AI-powered sourcing and applicant tracking now improve recruitment efficiency 
  • Build an employer brand and candidate attraction approach that competes for scarce talent 
  • Write accurate, bias-reduced job descriptions and person specifications 
  • Apply competency-based interviewing techniques to assess candidates objectively 
  • Select and apply assessment tools appropriate to different roles 
  • Run structured panel interviews that reduce bias and improve decision quality 
  • Design a selection process that is fair, consistent, and legally defensible 
  • Manage the offer and onboarding handover to reduce early-stage attrition 

Course Benefits

  • Faster, Better Hires: Build a sourcing strategy that reaches the right candidates without wasting time on the wrong ones. 
  • Objective, Defensible Decisions: Apply competency-based interviewing and structured panels that reduce bias and hold up to scrutiny. 
  • Stronger Employer Brand: Compete for scarce talent with an attraction approach candidates actually respond to. 
  • Fewer Early Exits: Manage the offer and onboarding handover in a way that reduces early-stage attrition. 
  • A Guide You’ll Actually Use: Leave with a reusable competency-based interview guide built for your own roles. 

Who should attend?

  • Recruitment Officers, HR Generalists, and Talent Acquisition Specialists 
  • Line Managers Involved in Interviewing and Hiring Decisions 
  • HR Business Partners Supporting Recruitment for Their Business Units 
  • Anyone New to a Recruitment or Resourcing Role 
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Training Methodology

Our diverse instructional approaches ensure effective learning:

– Lectures & Presentations: Engage with expert-driven, stimulating content.
– Course Material: Access well-crafted supporting resources.
– Group Work: Collaborate on discussions and case studies for practical insights.
– Workshops & Role-Play: Participate in immersive, scenario-based activities.
– Practical Application: Focus on applying theoretical knowledge in real situations.
– Post-Training Support: Receive extensive support after training for skill implementation.

Training Outline

2-Day Essentials — Training Outline

DAY 1 — Sourcing, Branding, and Job Descriptions
Workforce Planning and Sourcing Strategy Essentials
  • Mapping where and how to find the right candidates
  • Comparing sourcing channels for cost, speed, and quality, including how AI-powered applicant tracking and screening now improve recruitment efficiency by up to 68% for adopting organisations
  • Practical Exercise: Build a sourcing strategy for a sample hard-to-fill role.
Employer Branding and Candidate Attraction Essentials
  • What candidates actually evaluate when choosing an employer
  • Communicating employer value proposition through job adverts and channels, including building diversity hiring strategies into your approach
  • Practical Exercise: Draft an employer value proposition statement for a sample role.
Writing Job Descriptions and Person Specifications Essentials
  • Structuring job descriptions that attract the right applicants
  • Reducing unconscious bias in language and requirements
  • Practical Exercise: Critique and rewrite a sample job description to reduce bias and improve clarity.

DAY 2 — Interviewing, Selection, Panels, and Offers
Competency-Based Interviewing Essentials
  • Structuring competency-based interview questions
  • Using probing techniques to get beyond rehearsed answers, including how AI-driven role-play simulators are now used to practise interviews safely with real-time feedback
  • Practical Exercise: Conduct a role-played competency-based interview and receive structured feedback.
Selection Tools and Panel Interviews Essentials
  • Choosing assessment tools appropriate to different roles
  • Structuring an effective interview panel, including how AI copilot tools now help with interview notes and candidate communications
  • Practical Exercise: Run a mock panel interview and practise structured, criteria-based decision-making.
Offer Management and Onboarding Handover Essentials
  • Structuring and presenting a compelling offer
  • Handing over from recruitment to onboarding without losing momentum
  • Practical Exercise: Draft an offer and onboarding handover plan for a sample new hire.

5-Day Comprehensive — Training Outline

Module 1: Workforce Planning and Sourcing Strategy
  • Linking workforce planning to recruitment demand
  • Mapping where and how to find the right candidates
  • Comparing sourcing channels for cost, speed, and quality, including how AI-powered applicant tracking and screening now improve recruitment efficiency by up to 68% for adopting organisations
  • Building a sourcing strategy for hard-to-fill and scarce-skill roles
  • Practical Exercise: Build a sourcing strategy for a sample hard-to-fill role.

Module 2: Employer Branding and Candidate Attraction
  • What candidates actually evaluate when choosing an employer
  • Communicating employer value proposition through job adverts and channels
  • Managing candidate experience from first contact to offer
  • Using employee referrals and networks to strengthen sourcing
  • Building diversity hiring strategies into your attraction and sourcing approach, now recognised as a core recruitment trend alongside AI and data-driven sourcing
  • Practical Exercise: Draft an employer value proposition statement for a sample role.

Module 3: Writing Job Descriptions and Person Specifications
  • Structuring job descriptions that attract the right applicants
  • Writing person specifications that focus on genuine role requirements
  • Reducing unconscious bias in language and requirements
  • Aligning job descriptions with the interview and assessment process
  • Practical Exercise: Critique and rewrite a sample job description to reduce bias and improve clarity.

Module 4: Competency-Based Interviewing
  • Structuring competency-based interview questions
  • Using probing techniques to get beyond rehearsed answers, including how AI-driven role-play simulators are now used in leading recruitment training to let interviewers practise difficult or unfamiliar interview scenarios safely, with real-time feedback
  • Evaluating responses objectively against defined competencies
  • Avoiding common interviewer bias and rating errors
  • Practical Exercise: Conduct a role-played competency-based interview and receive structured feedback.

Module 5: Selection Tools and Reducing Bias
  • Choosing assessment tools appropriate to different roles
  • Using psychometric and work-sample assessments effectively
  • Identifying where bias commonly enters the selection process
  • Combining tools into a fair, multi-method selection process
  • Practical Exercise: Design a selection process combining at least two assessment methods for a sample role.

Module 6: Panel Interviews and Structured Decision-Making
  • Structuring an effective interview panel
  • Assigning roles and scoring criteria before the interview
  • Facilitating fair, structured panel decision-making
  • Documenting selection decisions defensibly, including how AI copilot tools are increasingly used to take interview notes and draft candidate communications, freeing panel members to focus on evaluation rather than administration
  • Practical Exercise: Run a mock panel interview and practise structured, criteria-based decision-making.

Module 7: Offer Management and Onboarding Handover
  • Structuring and presenting a compelling offer
  • Managing negotiation and counter-offers professionally
  • Handing over from recruitment to onboarding without losing momentum
  • Reducing early-stage attrition through a strong first 90 days
  • Practical Exercise: Draft an offer and onboarding handover plan for a sample new hire.

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FAQs – Recruitment and Talent Acquisition Training

Master competency-based interviewing techniques, candidate assessment methods, employer branding strategies, and talent sourcing pipelines to attract, select, and retain top-tier talent.

What topics are covered in the Recruitment and Talent Acquisition course?
The course covers strategic talent sourcing, employer branding, competency-based interviewing techniques, AI-driven recruitment tools, candidate experience optimization, diversity and inclusion sourcing, reference/background checking protocols, and talent pipeline management.
Who should attend this recruitment and talent acquisition training?
This course is designed for HR professionals, talent acquisition specialists, recruitment consultants, hiring managers, talent specialists, line managers, and HR business partners looking to modernize their hiring practices and attract top-tier talent.
What are the key learning objectives of this training program?
Delegates learn to design structured selection frameworks, leverage modern digital and social sourcing channels, conduct objective competency-based interviews, eliminate unconscious bias, reduce cost-per-hire, and improve quality-of-hire metrics.
How long is the Recruitment and Talent Acquisition course?
The course is delivered as an intensive 3-day practical workshop featuring mock competency interviews, candidate assessment simulations, job profile alignment exercises, and talent strategy design sessions.
What practical skills will participants gain from this course?
Participants gain hands-on skills in formulating targeted STAR interview questions, building talent pools, creating compelling job advertisements, evaluating candidate assessments, and executing seamless onboarding handovers.
Can Prospen Africa deliver this course as customized in-house training?
Yes. Prospen Africa provides tailored on-site and in-house group training, adapting case studies, interview scorecards, and sourcing strategies to align with your organization’s specific industry demands, hiring volume, and HR tech stack.

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